The House and Senate remain at odds over whether to use federal Medicaid dollars to insure up to a million Floridians. A key feature of the dispute is a separate federal program reimbursing hospitals that treat low-income patients. Now the federal government is weighing in.

Florida’s healthcare concerns are on the rise as discussions about Medicaid expansion slow to a crawl in the legislature. Now, members of the public are working to make their voices heard. Local business owner Kim Williams is one of the voices representing Florida’s small business owners.

Update: 5:18 p.m.: Florida's Agency for Healthcare Administration says the last time it spoke with officials at the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicare services was last Thursday. AHCA says the only thing mentioned was that CMS had not stopped negotiating with the state over the renewal of federal funding to hospitals for uncompensated care.